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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, J. F. DUBBER, of Brooklyn, in' the county of Kings,and State of New York, have invented anew and improved CorsetFasteningv;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,forming part of this specification,

in which- Figure 1 represents a sectional front elevation of thisinvention.

Figure 2 is a transverse section of the same.

Figures 3 and 4 are perspective views of the two parts of the fasteningdetached.

Similar letters of' reference indicate corresponding parts. l

To enable othersskilled in the art to makeand use my invention, Iwill'proceed to describe the same.

A A- represent the springs of a corset, which are placed in the seams BB in the usual manner. Said springs tit into slides C C', which arestruck up or otherwise 'produced of sheet metal or other suitablemateria-l. in the form shown in figs. 3 and 4. These slides are -madewith lips, c e', so 4that they fit over the springs with a sort of snap,so that the same, when attached to the springs, will retain theirposition without 'an additional fastening, and at the same time thesprings can be readily withdrawn and reinserted without unravelling theseams. The slides C are provided with T-shaped slots, a, intended toreceive buttons, b, which project from the slides C so that when theseveral slides are attached to their springs, and the buttons b are madeto catch in the T-shapefl slots a, a rm and substantial fastening forthe corset is obtnincd.- By combining the fustenings.

with the slides, the springs are left entirely intact, no perforationbeing required either for rivets or. for other purposes, andconsequently their full strength is preserved. Furthermore, 'if one ofthe springs breaks, it can be readily replaced, and itis not necessaryto buya pair ot' springs for the sake of replacing one, because mysprings are all alike, While ordinary corset Asprings have the fasteningpermanently attached to' them, and can thereforenot be interchanged.And, furthermore, the slides can he introduced or removed withoutrxnovinig the springs, and aft-er the springs have been pressed downinto the lips or snaps of the slides, .they retain their place rmly, andsaid springs are not liable to become displaced spontaneously.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The slides C C made with lips c cY to operate in combination with thesprings A A and seams B B', in the manner and for the purpose described.

J. F. DUBBER.

Witnesses:

W. HAUFF, J. VAN SANrvooRn.

